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Lithium-ion Battery Recycling – Recovering the Valuable Metals

The demand for lithium-ion batteries being produced for use in consumer electronics and electric vehicles has exploded in recent years. This trend is expected to continue as more and more states are pushing, and in some cases legislating the move … Continue reading →

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AP-189 – Effect of crystallization on tensile mechanical properties of PET foam: Experiment and model prediction

Shun Yao a, Dongdong Hu a, Zhenhao Xi a, Tao Liu a, Zhimei Xu a, Ling Zhao a,b,* a Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multiphase Materials Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China b College … Continue reading →

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Optimizing Sunflower Seed Oil Extraction with the SFT-120 SFE

Sunflower seeds are rich in oil that contains high levels of Vitamin E and low in saturated fats. This has led to its favor in the food industry. The SFT-120 SFE has been used to investigate ways to efficiently extract … Continue reading →

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AP-188 – PROCESSING ALGAL BIOMASS TO RENEWABLE FUEL: OIL EXTRACTION AND HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION

Thesis Submitted to The School of Engineering of the UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Degree of Master of Science in Bioengineering By Sally Louis Homsy Dayton, Ohio August, 2012 ABSTRACT PROCESSING ALGAL BIOMASS TO … Continue reading →

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Rapid, Safe Extraction of Fat from Dog Food with the SFT-120 SFE

The many dog foods available today are typically composed of protein, fat and carbohydrates. The percentages of these components vary from one brand to another. Sometime this is done to optimize one food for a specific purpose such as weight … Continue reading →

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Phytochemical Extraction for the Food industry with the SFT-120XW

Lycopene, polyphenols, kavalactones, tocopherol, and Omega-3 fatty acids are all examples of naturally occurring phytochemicals, which are typically biologically active compounds that are important additives used in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. To develop a comprehensive method to perform … Continue reading →

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AP-146 – PMMA-sepiolite nanocomposites as new promising materials for the production of nanocellular polymers

Victoria Bernardo⁎, Judith Martín-de León, Ester Laguna-Gutiérrez, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Pérez Cellular Materials Laboratory (CellMat), Condensed Matter Physics Department, University of Valladolid, Campus Miguel Delibes, Paseo de Belén n7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain In this work, a new system based on poly(methyl … Continue reading →

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New Product Release

SFT Nex10 High Pressure Carbon Dioxide Pump CO2 delivery for: • SF Extraction and Reaction Equipment• High Pressure Reaction Chemistry• Biomass Processing, Including Hempand Cannabis• Polymer Foaming• University Research and Teaching Supercritical Fluid Technologies, Inc. introduces the new Nex10 Liquid … Continue reading →

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